Tag: Senate

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario on Thursday, May 31, 2018. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada. Trudeau said: "These tariffs are totally unacceptable." Canada announced plans to slap tariffs on $16.6-billion Canadian (US$12.8 billion) worth of U.S. products, ranging from steel to yogurt to toilet paper.

Senate GOP tears into Trump trade adviser over Trudeau ‘special place in hell’ remarks

Al Weaver · June 11, 2018 11:41 pm

A prospective buyer outside a Dodge showroom in Littleton, Colo. U.S. automobile dealers are growing more pessimistic about future sales as interest rates rise and the Trump administration's tariffs raise the likelihood of price increases.

Auto dealers fear ‘best’ is over as rising interest rates pinch buyers

James Langford · June 11, 2018 3:12 pm

A Boxer Prize Nominee

The Scrapbook · June 8, 2018 8:00 am

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., left, accompanied by Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., right, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill.

Senate to take up Trump’s call to lower drug prices in June

Robert King · May 29, 2018 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Mark Meadows: House Freedom Caucus moving to give DACA recipients citizenship

Anna Giaritelli · May 27, 2018 4:16 pm

Family photographs of Josh Holt, an American jailed in Venezuela, are shown during a rally at the Utah State Capitol on July 30, 2016, in Salt Lake City. Holt was arrested on suspicion of weapons charges after he traveled to Venezuela on a tourist visa to marry a fellow Mormon he met on the internet.

National Security

Joshua Holt, American jailed in Venezuela for 2 years, returns to US after surprise release

Daniel Chaitin · May 27, 2018 12:37 am

Family photographs of Josh Holt, an American jailed in Venezuela, are shown during a rally at the Utah State Capitol on July 30, 2016, in Salt Lake City. Holt was arrested on suspicion of weapons charges after he traveled to Venezuela on a tourist visa to marry a fellow Mormon he met on the internet.

Trump reveals American hostage in Venezuela is coming home

Daniel Chaitin · May 26, 2018 1:43 pm

"I think because of all the loose political rhetoric floating around here, we need to make sure we explain that there is a separation between these things," Ryan said of the memo and the Russia investigation during a Jan. 30 press conference.

Beltway Confidential

GOP leaders scramble for deal to avoid immigration vote showdown

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · May 24, 2018 4:00 am

Senate could move bill aimed at lowering pregnancy-related deaths in June

Kimberly Leonard · May 23, 2018 2:51 pm

Beltway Confidential

Minority Leader Jim Jordan?

Philip Wegmann · May 22, 2018 1:31 pm

Beltway Confidential

Farm bill on ice after House defeat

Susan Ferrechio · May 22, 2018 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Republicans declare Justice Department guilty before internal investigation begins

Kelly Cohen, Gabby Morrongiello · May 22, 2018 2:42 am